The Senate Races

[Rohirrim]

Let's keep 'em separate. Gunn's can be the presidential ticker. Just heard Nora O'Donnell report that a bigshot in the RNC told her that Dole is toast in NC. Looks like that seat will be going to a Dem. Dole ran a truly nasty campaign.

[Paladin]

She deserved to get bounced for not even going to the State much over the past few years. She was a true Carpetbagger.....

[Rohirrim]

Mark Warner takes the Senate seat in Virginia.

[Rohirrim]

Mitch McConnell is having a tough time. !Booya!

[gunns]

Lindsey Graham in S. Carolina. I know, this isn't news

[Garcia Bronco]

Mark Warner takes the Senate seat in Virginia.

I voted for Warner when he ran against John Warner. He was a good Govenor and a better than Gov than Gilmore.

[gunns]

Hagan 56% to Dole 41%.

[Garcia Bronco]

Dole is done.

[gunns]

CNN called Hagan

[gunns]

Jeanne Shaheen beats Sununu

[SoCalBronco]

McConnell holds on in Kentucky.

[gunns]

McConnell called

[gunns]

55 in the Senate for the Dem's

[spdirty]

Kinsey took all those votes and that silver spoon limp dlck is still up? You gotta be ****ing kidding me.

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="9" width="600" height="23"><tbody><tr><td width="201" height="23">Candidate</td> <td width="80" height="23"> Incumbent</td> <td width="120" height="23"> Votes</td> <td width="87" height="23"> Vote %</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="57" height="23">
</td> <td width="201" height="23">(r) Bob Schaffer</td> <td width="80" height="23">
</td> <td width="120" height="23">134,782</td> <td width="87" height="23"> 36%</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="57" height="23">
</td> <td width="201" height="23">(d) Mark Udall</td> <td width="80" height="23">
</td> <td width="120" height="23">178,263</td> <td width="87" height="23"> 47%</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="57" height="23">
</td> <td width="201" height="23">Bob Kinsey</td> <td width="80" height="23">
</td> <td width="120" height="23">58,827</td> <td width="87" height="23"> 15%</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="57" height="23">
</td> <td width="201" height="23">Douglas Campbell</td> <td width="80" height="23">
</td> <td width="120" height="23">7,448</td> <td width="87" height="23"> 2%</td></tr></tbody></table>

[Rohirrim]

Franken holding on to the lead.

[24champ]

Lindsey Graham in S. Carolina. I know, this isn't news

That's too bad. The guy Grahamnesty was running against was more conservative than Grahamnesty.

[footstepsfrom#27]

Wow...ABC news just said that it's likely that after tonight, New England will have no GOP Senators and every urban district in America will be held by a DEM. This is going down big time in Obama's favor on the hill as well.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Wow...ABC news just said that it's likely that after tonight, New England will have no GOP Senators and every urban district in America will be held by a DEM. This is going down big time in Obama's favor on the hill as well.

A GOP-free zone.

Awesome! :thumbsup:

[24champ]

I just hope Al Franken Loses.

[SoCalBronco]

Wow...ABC news just said that it's likely that after tonight, New England will have no GOP Senators and every urban district in America will be held by a DEM. This is going down big time in Obama's favor on the hill as well.

I thought Susan Collins won handily, tonight? She's a moderate Republican.

[Bronco Bob]

I thought Susan Collins won handily, tonight? She's a moderate Republican.

Yep, Susan Collins (R) is ahead 60% to 40% with half the vote in and is the projected winner in Maine.

[24champ]

Coleman/Franken race is definitely going to the wire, literally separated by a couple votes.

I expect a recount whichever candidate wins.

[BroncoInferno]

Lindsey Graham in S. Carolina. I know, this isn't news

I actually voted for Senator Graham. The stooge they put on the Democratic ticket was farther right than he was on many issues believe it or not. And he wasn't too bright, either. I actually kind of like Graham. He is generally a pragmatist, which is one of the most important things I look for in a candidate.

[BroncoInferno]

That's too bad. The guy Grahamnesty was running against was more conservative than Grahamnesty.

Precisely why Graham got my vote. Graham is a principled man and a pragmatist--not an idealogue. That, and the "Democrat" simply wasn't too bright (watch the debates if you don't believe me).

[BroncoInferno]

Coleman/Franken race is definitely going to the wire, literally separated by a couple votes.

I expect a recount whichever candidate wins.

Fox News dude just said he expects Coleman to win because counties that typically go Republican are still to come. We'll see. I want Franklin to win simply to see the Bill O'Reilly meltdown ;D

[BroncoBuff]

I thought Susan Collins won handily, tonight? She's a moderate Republican.
Yes you're right. That seat was not contested, and Olympia Snowe is Maine's other senator, also a moderate Republican. You're probably thinking of House seats, footsteps ... moderate GOP Christopher Shays of CT lost tonight. As hard as it is to believe, I think all of New ENgland's House seats are now Democrats.

REPUBLICAN SENATE LOSSES: John Sununu lost in New Hampshire, Dem Mark Warner won retiring GOP Senator John Warner's seat, Dem Kay Hagan beat Liddy Dole in NC (as was posted), and with 1,300,000 votes cast in MN, Democrat Al Franken is 1,100 votes behind Norm Coleman. It looks like Democrats picked up retiring GOP Senate seats in CO and NM, too.

In other contested races, Mitch McConnell and Saxby Chambliss held on for the GOP, and Mary Landrieu held for the Dems in Louisiana. Looks like Ted Stevens is holding on in AK ... but unsurprisingly, the vote countin' takes a liitle bitta time "up north."

So it'll prolly be 57 including Sanders and Lieberman.


Both senators from Maine, Washington and California are women ;D

[24champ]

Precisely why Graham got my vote. Graham is a principled man and a pragmatist--not an idealogue. That, and the "Democrat" simply wasn't too bright (watch the debates if you don't believe me).

I watched the debates, believe me there was a link from one of your local stations that was provided at another forum I am on. I watched the Debate and to be honest, Grahamnesty just sounded like another hack politician, which he is. On the other hand Bob Conley doesn't have the greatest speaking skills but I assume that is because he is extremely new to politics.

Grahamnesty sucks, and is another Rino I wanted kicked off the scene in DC.

Too bad.

[BroncoBuff]

1 am Pacific time, and Al Franken has pulled 2,500 votes ahead (out of 2,380,00 votes cast). 98% precincts reporting ....

http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/2197641/stuartSmalley-main_Full.jpg
Senator Stuart Smalley!

[BroncoBuff]

GOOD NEWS! Georgia has a 50% threshhold for runoff elections, and Saxby Chambliss is barely holding 50 now... I'd love to see that POS get voted out.

Ted Stevens is ahead by 4,500 votes ... but just 72% of precincts are in.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

1 am Pacific time, and Al Franken has pulled 2,500 votes ahead (out of 2,380,00 votes cast). 98% precincts reporting ....

http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/2197641/stuartSmalley-main_Full.jpg
Senator Stuart Smalley!

Yes! :thumbsup:

[footstepsfrom#27]

You're probably thinking of House seats, footsteps ... moderate GOP Christopher Shays of CT lost tonight. As hard as it is to believe, I think all of New ENgland's House seats are now Democrats.
Correct...sorry.

[SoCalBronco]

1 am Pacific time, and Al Franken has pulled 2,500 votes ahead (out of 2,380,00 votes cast). 98% precincts reporting ....

http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/2197641/stuartSmalley-main_Full.jpg
Senator Stuart Smalley!

I just checked CNN.com this morning. They have Coleman ahead by about 600 votes with 100% reporting, although given that margin, there will be a recount I'm sure.

[Pseudofool]

Coleman declared victory, but the AP has retracted giving him the race, and evidently there will be a recount beginning sometime in mid-november. The Georgia race will also go to a recount. And Stevens seat could still be up for grabs if he is forced to resign. There's also the Oregon race, as well, waiting on some votes.

[BroncoBuff]

Coleman declared victory, but the AP has retracted giving him the race, and evidently there will be a recount beginning sometime in mid-november. The Georgia race will also go to a recount. And Stevens seat could still be up for grabs if he is forced to resign. There's also the Oregon race, as well, waiting on some votes.
Does Palin get to appoint a Stevens replacement?

I don't think he can be forced to resign, can he? This is too bad, we needed Begich and Franken.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Franken/Coleman race too close to call

Link (http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-11-05-minnesota-senate-race_N.htm)

Excerpt:

Republican Norm Coleman finished ahead of Al Franken in the final vote count, but his 571-vote margin falls within the state's mandatory recount law. That law requires a recount any time the margin between the top two candidates is less than one-half of 1%.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Democrats, Republicans still await final count in Senate: there will be a Franken recount and GOP chickenhawk Chambliss forced into run-off. Democrat Merkley appears to have defeated Gordon Smith in Oregon, but GOP felon Ted Stevens still ahead, pending full absentee ballot count. (http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002983043)

[ScottXray]

NBC: Merkley projected winner in Oregon
Democratic pickup in the Senate now stands at six

Nov. 6 The Oregon Senate race appears to have been won by Democrat Jeff Merkley, he is the first challenger to defeat an incumbent senator from that state in nearly 40 years.
MSNBC

Oregon race makes history

NBC News
updated 37 minutes ago
NEW YORK - NBC News projects Democrat Jeff Merkley as the winner in the Oregon Senate race, ousting Republican incumbent Gordon Smith.

A last-minute flood of ballots on Election Day slowed vote returns in a number of Oregon counties rich with Democrats, delaying a decision on who won the seat.

Merkley's victory gives Democrats their sixth new seat and leaves the Senate at 55 Democrats, 40 Republicans and two Independents, with three races — Alaska, Minnesota and Georgia — yet to be decided

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

NBC: Merkley projected winner in Oregon
Democratic pickup in the Senate now stands at six

Nov. 6 The Oregon Senate race appears to have been won by Democrat Jeff Merkley, he is the first challenger to defeat an incumbent senator from that state in nearly 40 years.
MSNBC

Oregon race makes history

NBC News
updated 37 minutes ago
NEW YORK - NBC News projects Democrat Jeff Merkley as the winner in the Oregon Senate race, ousting Republican incumbent Gordon Smith.

A last-minute flood of ballots on Election Day slowed vote returns in a number of Oregon counties rich with Democrats, delaying a decision on who won the seat.

Merkley's victory gives Democrats their sixth new seat and leaves the Senate at 55 Democrats, 40 Republicans and two Independents, with three races — Alaska, Minnesota and Georgia — yet to be decided

Excellent. :thumbsup:

Gordon Smith is another GOP hypocrite who claims to be opposed to businesses hiring illegal workers but uses them for his own business.

[ScottXray]

Excellent. :thumbsup:

Gordon Smith is another GOP hypocrite who claims to be opposed to businesses hiring illegal workers but uses them for his own business.

True that. He did break from W the last two years, but everybody knew that
he only did it becasue he was smart enough to see the disaster that continuing to support W would be , politically.
He actually isn't that bad of a senator in terms of reresenting the state, and I will keep a close eye on Merkleys votes...he tends to like taxes too much! Smith is a hypocrite about immigration. He loves those undocumented workers that package his frozen foods...the ones that don't exist out there in eastern Oregon.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Scott Rafferty: Why Al Franken Will be Minnesota's Next Senator "No one should be surprised if Democrat Al Franken is elected to the U.S. Senate in the Minnesota vote count or canvass, which is not completed until Nov. 18, and that a statewide hand recount, an election contest in Minnesota courts, and the United States Senate will all confirm this result." 11/13 (http://www.alternet.org/democracy/106625/)

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Alaska Senate Race just got updated

Source: Alaska Elections Office

Begich, Mark DEM 132196 47.41%
Bird, Bob AI 11315 4.06%
Gianoutsos, Ted NA 1140 0.41%
Haase, Fredrick D. LIB 2086 0.75%
Stevens, Ted REP 131382 47.12%
Write-in Votes 718 0.26%

http://soaelections.gci.net/data/results.htm

[cutthemdown]

hopefully Stevens just loses.

[ScottXray]

Alaska Senate Race just got updated

Source: Alaska Elections Office

Begich, Mark DEM 132196 47.41%
Bird, Bob AI 11315 4.06%
Gianoutsos, Ted NA 1140 0.41%
Haase, Fredrick D. LIB 2086 0.75%
Stevens, Ted REP 131382 47.12%
Write-in Votes 718 0.26%

http://soaelections.gci.net/data/results.htm

Thank You AIP candidate Bird....YOU changed the results !
Stevens now losing.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Stevens Pollster: Race Is Over, Begich Will Win (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/13/stevens-pollster-race-is_n_143660.html)

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Franken's Position Looks Surprisingly Good, New Political Study Shows (http://www.buzzflash.net/story.php?id=79568)

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Diebold Vote Company Whistleblower and GOP Cyber Security Expert Both Say That 2002 Chambliss Senate Race Was Rigged (http://www.buzzflash.net/story.php?id=79878)

[BroncoBuff]

Diebold Vote Company Whistleblower and GOP Cyber Security Expert Both Say That 2002 Chambliss Senate Race Was Rigged (http://www.buzzflash.net/story.php?id=79878)
Wow ... that's dynamite.

No way stupid filthy Chambliss loses the runoff, though. I read a thing about the recall election and its demographics, and it looks like very slim chances the Democrat will win. The turnout generated by Obama on November 4 will be under-incentivized to show up without him on the ballot, and apparently the Obama people are questioning whether it's even proper for a president-elect to campaign in person in Georgia. It's too bad, because Saxby Chambliss is human refuse.

[Spider]

Saxby Chambliss is a cock sucker .......

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

It's too bad, because Saxby Chambliss is human refuse.

That's an insult to human refuse everywhere. ;)

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Jeb Bush May Run in 2010 for the Senate from FL. The Bushes are Like Having the 24-Hour Flu for 100 Years
(http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16155.html)

http://www.bartcop.com/jeb-last-name.jpg